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The next hot commodity of genome sequences: Richard Resnick at TEDxBoston

3,278 views · Published 14 July 2011 · 11:11 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2011 · Science & Technology

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"Now think of it. It's 2016 and the leading candidate releases not only her 4 years of back tax return, but also her personal genome. Do you think that's not going to happen?"

Richard Resnick on the pros and cons of the increasing ease with which millions of human genomes are being sequenced and connected. While commoditizing gene sequences will save lives by identifying diseases, it also raises serious cultural and ethical concerns on sharing personal information.

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